Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Ascites - Physiopathology, Treatment, Complications and Prognosis

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Luis Rodrigo
Luis Rodrigo

University of Oviedo,
Spain

Published29 November 2017

Doi10.5772/67965

ISBN978-953-51-3614-9

Print ISBN978-953-51-3613-2

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-4599-8

Copyright year2017

Number of pages174

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2. Cirrhotic Ascites: Pathophysiological Changes and Clinical Implications

By Abdulrahman Bendahmash, Hussien Elsiesy and Waleed K. Al- hamoudi

1,624
3. Modern Tools for Diagnosis in Tuberculous Ascites

By Andra-Iulia Suceveanu, Despina Todescu, Laura Mazilu, Filippos Goniotakis Manousos, Roxana Hulea, Felix Voinea, Eugen Dumitru and Adrian Paul Suceveanu

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4. Ascitic Fluid in Ovarian Carcinoma – From Pathophysiology to the Treatment

By Radomir Živadinović, Aleksandra Petrić, Dane Krtinić, Sonja Pop- Trajković Dinić and Biljana Živadinović

1,937
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5. Ascites: Treatment, Complications, and Prognosis

By Patricia Huelin, Jose Ignacio Fortea, Javier Crespo and Emilio Fábrega

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6. Pharmacological Therapy of Ascites

By Aziza Ajlan, Waleed K. Al-hamoudi and Hussein Elsiesy

2,032
7. Predictors of the Response to Tolvaptan Therapy and Its Effect on Prognosis in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites

By Tomomi Kogiso, Kuniko Yamamoto, Mutsuki Kobayashi, Yuichi Ikarashi, Kazuhisa Kodama, Makiko Taniai, Nobuyuki Torii, Etsuko Hashimoto and Katsutoshi Tokushige

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8. Non-pharmacological Treatment of Ascites

By Asma Alnajjar, Faisal Abaalkhail, Tala Beidas, Mohamed R. Abdelfattah and Hussien Elsiesy

1,611

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